Table 1 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - United States: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
...farms 
52,751 
10,987 
15,412 
14,213 
3,088 
3,140 
1,889 
427 
3,595 
$1,000 
14,517,593 
276,152 
450,340 
406,637 
466,827 
1,383,391 
2,959,627 
4,634,846 
3,939,772 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
16,399 
1,557 
2,708 
3,039 
2,304 
2,753 
1,744 
410 
1,884 
$1,000 
14,066,634 
173,300 
306,181 
250,508 
452,643 
1,376,239 
2,957,204 
4,634,614 
3,915,944 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
...farms 
12,976 
5,021 
4,978 
1,977 
229 
207 
107 
15 
442 
$1,000 
332,870 
(D) 
37,387 
28,071 
(D) 
38,242 
62,273 
(□) 
52,866 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
804 
135 
153 
158 
119 
102 
62 
14 
61 
$1,000 
262,979 
(D) 
15,353 
12,844 
19,284 
37,085 
61,744 
(D) 
49,468 
Cut Christmas trees 
...farms 
12,068 
4,775 
4,596 
1,788 
219 
182 
98 
14 
396 
$1,000 
305,547 
37,149 
33,174 
26,307 
19,989 
34,177 
54,577 
48,293 
51,880 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
742 
124 
136 
151 
117 
92 
55 
13 
54 
$1,000 
240,825 
12,296 
13,217 
12,321 
(D) 
33,073 
54,029 
(D) 
48,695 
Short-rotation woody crops 
...farms 
1,065 
296 
446 
219 
12 
28 
11 
1 
52 
$1,000 
27,323 
(D) 
4,212 
1,765 
(D) 
4,065 
7,696 
(D) 
986 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
57 
7 
17 
7 
2 
9 
7 
1 
7 
$1,000 
21,726 
531 
(D) 
471 
(D) 
3,950 
7,683 
(D) 
773 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
...farms 
478,632 
145,892 
176,920 
76,597 
24,242 
27,599 
12,713 
1,066 
13,603 
$1,000 
16,061,669 
1,108,284 
1,293,619 
952,094 
1,070,354 
2,891,675 
4,672,749 
1,890,441 
2,182,452 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
42,033 
3,129 
3,547 
3,807 
6,892 
12,561 
8,282 
881 
2,934 
$1,000 
12,903,736 
275,170 
328,566 
296,526 
796,260 
2,642,623 
4,598,972 
1,887,319 
2,078,299 
Maple syrup (see text) 
...farms 
8,063 
1,994 
3,350 
1,803 
361 
224 
62 
7 
262 
$1,000 
79,473 
1 1 ,323 
20,099 
14,145 
(D) 
15,127 
1,564 
(D) 
3,722 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
311 
32 
68 
78 
61 
41 
10 
2 
19 
$1,000 
46,237 
3,872 
7,733 
6,435 
10,608 
13,626 
(D) 
(D) 
2,165 
Cattle and calves 
...farms 
740,978 
202,047 
266,250 
130,774 
47,648 
51,301 
20,142 
2,609 
20,207 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
3,331,042 
4,124,646 
3,214,886 
3,985,421 
10,040,860 
13,176,975 
17,562,499 
20,943,824 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
130,364 
13,737 
17,000 
18,569 
21,968 
32,840 
16,709 
2,533 
7,008 
$1,000 
69,397,622 
1,368,895 
1,809,316 
1,728,340 
3,479,210 
9,596,019 
13,095,753 
17,560,683 
20,759,407 
Milk from cows (see text) 
...farms 
50,556 
2,223 
3,168 
10,051 
14,067 
11,741 
5,370 
1,476 
2,460 
$1,000 
35,512,120 
211,919 
237,480 
633,217 
2,409,632 
4,426,688 
8,377,499 
15,060,091 
4,155,594 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
44,113 
1,537 
1,757 
6,324 
13,745 
1 1 ,644 
5,360 
1,475 
2,271 
$1,000 
35,363,397 
(D) 
215,801 
537,784 
2,399,684 
4,424,320 
8,377,186 
(D) 
4,151,226 
Hogs and pigs 
...farms 
55,882 
6,746 
21,906 
10,878 
3,461 
6,055 
4,159 
515 
2,162 
$1,000 
22,492,611 
317,008 
813,440 
788,363 
1,708,723 
3,969,402 
5,686,404 
5,716,836 
3,492,435 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
15,160 
382 
1,318 
1,195 
2,011 
4,798 
3,815 
496 
1,145 
$1,000 
22,353,927 
300,040 
768,432 
751,684 
1,693,947 
3,954,588 
5,682,058 
5,716,653 
3,486,524 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
...farms 
114,746 
29,386 
52,911 
24,378 
2,791 
2,502 
673 
48 
2,057 
$1,000 
939,662 
96,328 
169,138 
135,277 
79,633 
148,517 
151,653 
101,376 
57,741 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
2,279 
145 
319 
489 
457 
494 
218 
26 
131 
$1,000 
570,009 
12,767 
32,135 
37,038 
60,085 
130,584 
147,411 
101,142 
48,847 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
...farms 
114,255 
26,905 
51,709 
26,022 
3,413 
2,596 
805 
103 
2,702 
$1,000 
1,390,703 
196,584 
356,443 
249,711 
(D) 
165,972 
150,903 
(D) 
133,283 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
4,126 
626 
1,060 
968 
512 
523 
153 
18 
266 
$1,000 
753,533 
59,720 
92,930 
73,473 
82,688 
151,659 
145,546 
34,885 
112,631 
Poultry and eggs 
...farms 
137,541 
29,339 
56,525 
31,938 
9,560 
5,094 
1,521 
396 
3,168 
$1,000 
42,751,468 
2,790,936 
2,886,758 
4,432,049 
10,040,119 
7,917,725 
3,300,138 
6,373,017 
5,010,725 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
24,541 
2,871 
3,031 
6,017 
6,610 
3,428 
1,216 
379 
989 
$1,000 
42,627,236 
2,766,007 
2,840,895 
4,391,991 
10,034,796 
7,914,322 
3,299,518 
6,372,958 
5,006,750 
Aquaculture 
...farms 
5,533 
1,001 
1,505 
1,076 
291 
431 
276 
26 
927 
$1,000 
1,552,375 
(D) 
39,203 
33,230 
(D) 
169,765 
375,541 
262,102 
602,520 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
2,087 
109 
203 
266 
245 
371 
243 
26 
624 
$1,000 
1,520,574 
13,626 
29,373 
23,289 
49,284 
168,553 
374,924 
262,102 
599,423 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
...farms 
46,971 
11,855 
19,796 
10,977 
1,387 
1,148 
420 
59 
1,329 
$1,000 
1,228,315 
66,395 
98,447 
81,873 
69,199 
193,969 
301,550 
147,054 
269,828 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
...farms 
2,429 
271 
360 
443 
386 
490 
242 
35 
202 
$1,000 
1,064,093 
28,387 
38,651 
34,614 
62,978 
189,196 
300,070 
146,831 
263,366 
Value of- 
Government payments 
...farms 
811,387 
204,146 
237,578 
122,898 
70,449 
97,842 
43,362 
3,099 
32,013 
$1,000 
8,053,346 
1,013,461 
1,064,918 
635,340 
798,899 
2,020,122 
1,803,064 
196,066 
521,477 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
...farms 
99,241 
9,790 
19,158 
15,078 
14,925 
24,379 
11,409 
406 
4,096 
$1,000 
7,205,804 
129,170 
290,814 
300,508 
841,047 
2,563,863 
2,313,147 
222,467 
544,788 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
...farms 
144,530 
36,803 
60,380 
33,077 
4,957 
4,090 
1,406 
146 
3,671 
$1,000 
1,309,827 
148,898 
188,824 
258,938 
165,895 
216,626 
189,401 
29,810 
1 1 1 ,436 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
...farms 
2,109,303 
611,861 
811,571 
342,440 
95,344 
118,340 
53,825 
5,712 
70,210 
$1,000 
328,939,354 
14,842,119 
21,091,275 
17,350,374 
25,605,162 
58,037,494 
74,926,308 
63,989,372 
53,097,250 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
155,947 
24,257 
25,988 
50,667 
268,556 
490,430 
1,392,035 
11,202,621 
756,263 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
...farms 
1,011,896 
238,119 
325,228 
172,296 
78,632 
107,131 
49,534 
4,415 
36,541 
$1,000 
28,532,713 
1,054,736 
1,593,398 
1,152,310 
2,207,529 
7,588,032 
9,376,250 
2,746,879 
2,813,579 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
582,466 
187,279 
250,861 
110,385 
12,383 
5,586 
1,147 
93 
14,732 
$5,000 to $24,999 
220,474 
42,896 
60,439 
52,440 
32,624 
19,408 
3,554 
290 
8,823 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
